org.loom.converter
Class NullConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.loom.converter.AbstractConverter
      org.loom.converter.NullConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter, LocaleUnawareConverter, FormInputDecorator

public class NullConverter
extends AbstractConverter
implements LocaleUnawareConverter

Class used as a null substitute. It is used in annotations to indicate that a property hasn't specified a concrete converter, and at runtime to mark properties that may be accessed but not converted (for example, validation method containers) TODO This class should be removed in the future

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.loom.converter.AbstractConverter

convertedClass, cssClass

Constructor Summary

NullConverter(PropertyWrapper propertyWrapper)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getAsObject(java.lang.String text) Perform the conversion.
java.lang.Object	getAsObject(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, Messages messages, MessagesRepository repository) Return the object value for the given text
java.lang.String	getAsText(java.lang.Object value, MessagesRepository repository) Return the text value for the given object

Methods inherited from class org.loom.converter.AbstractConverter

addErrorMessage, decorate, getConvertedClass, getCssClass, setConvertedClass, setCssClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.loom.converter.Converter

getConvertedClass

Methods inherited from interface org.loom.validator.FormInputDecorator

decorate

Constructor Detail

NullConverter

public NullConverter(PropertyWrapper propertyWrapper)

Method Detail

getAsObject

public java.lang.Object getAsObject(java.lang.String name,
                                    java.lang.String value,
                                    Messages messages,
                                    MessagesRepository repository)

Description copied from interface: Converter

Return the object value for the given text

Specified by:

getAsObject in interface Converter

value - the value that is being parsed

Returns:

the parsed value (can be null), maybe ading new values to the errors array

getAsText

public java.lang.String getAsText(java.lang.Object value,
                                  MessagesRepository repository)

Description copied from interface: Converter

Return the text value for the given object

Specified by:

getAsText in interface Converter

Parameters:

value - the java object to convert to text

repository - the MessagesRepository object

Returns:

the parsed value (can be null)

getAsObject

public java.lang.Object getAsObject(java.lang.String text)

Description copied from interface: LocaleUnawareConverter

Perform the conversion. If the input data is not valid, will throw a RuntimeException.

Specified by:

getAsObject in interface LocaleUnawareConverter